Problem-Based Learning in Upper Division Courses: Student Successes, Perceptions, and Reactions

被引：3

作者：

Duda, Gintaras ^{[1
]}

Ross, James ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Creighton Univ, Omaha, NE 68178 USA

来源：

2011 PHYSICS EDUCATION RESEARCH CONFERENCE | 2012年 / 1413卷

关键词：

Problem Based Learning; Group Problem Solving; Student Attitudes; Pedagogy in Upper Division Courses;

D O I：

10.1063/1.3680025

中图分类号：

G40 [教育学];

学科分类号：

040101 ; 120403 ;

摘要：

This paper presents an experiment in project/problem-based learning (PBL) in an upper division mathematical physics course. The group project in the course involved modeling a zombie outbreak of the type seen in AMC's The Walking Dead. Students researched, devised, and solved their mathematical models for the spread of a zombie-like infection. Students independently learned and utilized numerical methods to solve highly coupled systems of differential equations. This work explores student perceptions and reactions to problem-based learning, and the feasibility of using PBL as the sole pedagogy in upper division physics courses.

引用

页码：183 / 186

页数：4